I put my arms around her back and felt her warm and soft body pressing against my own. I gave her a smile and asked her, "Yes, I missed you very much too. Why are you here, Xinran?"

She let out a giggle before answering, "Ever since Sophie came to Frostbone Snow Region, she’s been summoning dead souls from the Purgatory via nearby necropoleis and expanding her undead troops, which completely violates the Violet Empire’s founding principles of not expanding the size of the undead. Queen Sophia believes that the dead shouldn’t be disturbed once they have entered their eternal rest. However, Shadow Dancer Xue Wei dared not face Sophie in person for fear of what she might do to her, so she came to me for help instead. Sophie’s temper is just unbearable. It’s been a whole month since I came over to persuade her, but she isn’t even budging in the slightest!"

After she was finished speaking, she pressed her cheek against my neck before whispering, "Where have you been, big brother? It’s been so long since I last saw you."

Still holding Xinran, I got up on my feet and said, "I’ve been fighting...